Diablo III release date announced

Blizzard have today announced that Diablo III will be released on May 15th. The game will be available for Windows PC and the Mac at a suggested price of $59.99/£44.99 for both the retail DVD-ROM version and the digital version sold directly from Blizzard.

Also a special alabaster-white Collector’s Edition, sold exclusively in retail stores at a suggested retail price of $99.99/£69.99, will include the full game on DVD-ROM, a behind-the-scenes Blu-ray/DVD two-disc set, the Diablo III soundtrack CD, a 208-page Art of Diablo III book, and a 4 GB USB soulstone (including full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction) and corresponding Diablo skull base, as well as exclusive in-game content for Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

World of Warcraft players interested in getting Diablo III free of charge are encouraged to sign up for the World of Warcraft Annual Pass. Through this promotion, with a 1-year commitment to World of Warcraft, players will receive a free digital copy of Diablo III -- which they’ll be able to start playing immediately on May 15th -- as well as an exclusive World of Warcraft in-game mount and access to the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta test. This offer will expire on May 1st.